What are some good strategies to most quickly get through the "grindy" part of career mode?
Hey guys, I started career games a couple of times recently, and I'm realizing that the beginning part of career mode is this really unsatisfying period in which you have to grind your way through some really silly contracts to unlock the upgrades and technologies to do anything interesting. I don't have a problem with the idea that you have to build up your space program, but I want to get to the point when I can upgrade the VAB, launchpad, and tracking station up one level and have two meter
The one good thing science-wise in 1.x is that now a 0-level rookie scientist can reset the Goo and Material experiments by himself, in the field. Used to be, only the Mobile Processing Lab could do that. Shamelessly exploiting this is the key to getting through the grind. Do what you need to do in the very early going to unlock the following stuff: * Goo, Materials, and whatever other science instruments are within easy reach. NOTE: using the DMagic Orbital Science mod really helps here as